Your commercial roof is not only a vital component of your building, it represents a huge financial investment; not just anyone should be hired to work on it. You may feel at a loss regarding where to start and what to look for when it comes to choosing the best commercial roofing contractor. We’re here to help you through the process.
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
There are a lot of roofing contractors out there, no doubt about it. When you own or manage a commercial building, part of your job is finding one that is reliable and properly qualified.
Choosing an inexperienced contractor to work on your commercial roof can have huge repercussions. If you hire a roofer who mainly works on residential roofs, for instance, you could be in trouble straight out of the gate, because servicing a commercial roof is an entirely different ballgame and requires specialized knowledge and experience that a full-time residential roofer on his own simply doesn’t have.
Hiring a roofer who doesn’t have a very long history of working in your area is also a risky proposition, as their staying power is unproven. If your $50,000+ roof fails two years down the road, that contractor may be long gone—and you may be left in the lurch.
Letting an inexperienced person do work on your roof almost always leads to problems down the road. What’s more, hiring an inexperienced contractor can cause your roof warranty to be invalidated. No matter how you look at it, it’s a bad idea to hire anyone but a licensed, experienced, tried-and-true professional.
Important Questions to Ask
When shopping among roofing companies, the following are some questions you should always find the answers to before shaking hands and saying, “You’re hired”:
- Are they fully licensed and insured?
- Do they have adequate experience working on commercial roofs specifically?
- How long have they been in business?
- What is their reputation with local customers?
- Are they certified by their product manufacturers?
- Do they guarantee their work in writing with the ability to back it up?
- Do they offer non-prorated warranties you can trust?
- Do they belong to and have endorsements from reputable industry associations?
If any one of the answers to these important questions turn out to be unfavorable, it’s probably best to say “pass” and continue your search until you find a roofing company that does meet this criteria.
A Directory of Experts
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just snap your fingers and a listing of pre-verified roofing contractors in your area would suddenly appear? As it happens, there is such a resource that will point you to verified roofing experts near you—and all you have to do is call or click to meet one of them in person.
Through the Choice Roof Contractor Group, a trusted nationwide roofing association, you can search among commercial roofing experts that operate in your specific area. Our membership represents some of the very best roofers in the business, and they are also among the only contractors in the United States that offer a “Lifetime Service Guarantee.” This means someone knowledgeable and verified will always be available to service your roof after a business relationship has been established.
One of the biggest nightmares for a building owner can be having roof problems crop up later and finding out that the contractor who did the work is no longer in business in that area and is, in fact, nowhere to be found anywhere. When you work with an endorsed member, such an occurrence is never an issue. If the original contractor who worked on your roof goes out of business or is unavailable for some other reason, you will always have the services of another Choice Roof Contractor available to you. No more playing “Where’s Waldo?” trying to track down a fly-by-night roofing contractor, because someone will always here for you.
The Choice Roof Difference
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Our group works together to provide:
- Larger Base of Knowledge
- Group-Wide Accountability
- Set Standards for Service
- More Peace of Mind
There’s a lot more to this group than just verification and group-wide accountability. Once a contractor joins, they have access to invaluable resources including professional training and a huge pool of experts to get advice from when they encounter particularly problematic roofing issues. No single contractor or commercial roofing company on their own knows everything, which is why bringing centuries of experience together in this group is so powerful.
When you partner with an endorsed member, you’re partnering with a nationwide team!
To find an endorsed roofing contractor in your area, call (800) 670-5583 or visit the contact page.
Complete terms and conditions of the Choice Roof Contractor Group’s “Lifetime Service Guarantee” are contained in the Terms of Use, Disclosures, and Conditions found at www.choiceroofgroup.com/disclaimer.